Elgethun Capital Management

RIA/Wealth

Elgethun Capital Management is a RIA/Wealth based in Sioux Falls, SD led by John A Barker, reporting $884.5M in AUM as of Q3 2025 with BRK.B as the largest holding (12% allocation).

PresidentJohn A Barker

Portfolio Value: $536.7M
Positions: 154
Top Holding: BRK.B at 12.06%
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Address231 S. Phillips Ave., Suite 201, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104, United States

Top Holdings

Largest long holdings in Elgethun Capital Management's portfolio (49.6% of total portfolio)

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Holding	Sector	Position	Weight	Traded	Ownership	Owned Since
1 Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B	Insurance - Diversified Financial Services	$64.7M	12.06%	+$5.4M Bought	0.01% 130.1K shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m
2 FRFHF Fairfax Financial Holdings FRFHF	Unknown Unknown	$43.2M	8.04%	-$338.9K Sold	— 24.6K shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 8m
3 EFV iShares MSCI EAFE Value EFV	ETF ETF	$28.8M	5.37%	+$2.6M Bought	— 422.1K shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m
4 iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IEMG	ETF ETF	$23.5M	4.38%	+$310.8K Bought	— 354.2K shares	Q4 2022 Held for 2y 11m
5 Eli Lilly LLY	Drug Manufacturers - General Healthcare	$19.6M	3.65%	+$1.6K Bought	0.00% 24.6K shares	Q4 2016 Held for 8y 11m
6 Boston Omaha BOC	Advertising Agencies Communication Services	$18.6M	3.47%	+$4.9M Bought	4.54% 1.4M shares	Q4 2019 Held for 5y 11m
7 FNDE Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity FNDE	ETF ETF	$17.8M	3.32%	+$1.6M Bought	— 489.7K shares	Q2 2018 Held for 7y 5m
8 Citigroup C	Banks - Diversified Financial Services	$17.2M	3.21%	+$996.8 Bought	0.01% 172.9K shares	Q4 2016 Held for 8y 11m
9 Schwab U.S. Broad Market SCHB	ETF ETF	$16.4M	3.06%	-$572.6K Sold	— 639.6K shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m
10 The Bancorp TBBK	Banks - Regional Financial Services	$16.2M	3.02%	-$174.4K Sold	0.48% 219.2K shares	Q1 2020 Held for 5y 8m

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Changes

Portfolio activity, position movements, and quarter-over-quarter changes in Elgethun Capital Management's latest filing

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Market Value

$536.7M

Prior: $482.7M

Q/Q Change

+11.18%

+$54.0M

Net Flows % of MV

+5.39%

Turnover Ratio

3.98%

New Purchases

7 stocks

$13.9M

Added To

53 stocks

+$21.6M

Sold Out Of

4 stocks

$604.7K

Reduced Holdings

44 stocks

-$6.0M

Increased Positions

Position	Shares Δ	Change
1 Driven Brands Holdings Inc. DRVN	New	0 → 514.0K +$8.1M
2 Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth SCHG	New	0 → 105.1K +$3.4M
3 Vistra VST	New	0 → 5.6K +$1.1M
4 iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ACWX	New	0 → 7.5K +$490.9K
5 DVYE iShares Emerging Markets Dividend DVYE	New	0 → 10.9K +$323.8K

Decreased Positions

Position	Shares Δ	Change
1 SCHO Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury SCHO	Sold	10.5K → 0 −$255.5K
2 SCHZ Schwab US Aggregate Bond SCHZ	Sold	10.0K → 0 −$232.4K
3 Vanguard Real Estate VNQ	Sold	1.2K → 0 −$111.2K
4 Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond VUSB	Sold	113.0 → 0 −$5.6K
5 SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF SPSM	-59.22%	55.4K → 22.6K −$1.5M

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Analytics

Portfolio insights and performance metrics for Elgethun Capital Management

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Sector Allocation

ETF

28.60%

Financial Services

26.60%

Communication Services

9.80%

Consumer Cyclical

8.90%

Technology

5.30%

Healthcare

5.10%

Consumer Defensive

2.80%

Energy

2.60%

Industrials

1.10%

Utilities

0.20%

Basic Materials

0.10%

Market Cap Distribution

Mega Cap (> $200B)

26.28%

Large Cap ($10B - $200B)

17.16%

Mid Cap ($2B - $10B)

12.48%

Small Cap ($300M - $2B)

6.51%

N/A (ETF or Unknown)

37.57%

Portfolio Concentration

Top 10 Holdings %

49.59%

Top 20 Holdings %

71.52%

Top 50 Holdings %

91.55%

Top 100 Holdings %

97.82%